[Deptheads] Dealer Room Update

Mon May 3 21:54:00 PDT 2010

When I agreed to do this I was told that decisions were made and that they would not change. 

They did change, and not so much as a courtesy call was made, I find that unprofessional. 

I did not ask for anything to change, I'm stating my opinion. 

As for the last GameX, that really has no bearing on anything. 

We were under the impression that this was a one time deal. 

And if you really want to know my numbers and probably others were down with noticeably lower traffic. 

Not everyone has had the experience of being a dealer. 

I'm stating opinions based on my experience as a manufacture and dealer and as such my decision tree is different than most. 

Each dealer is different, but for the paying and potential new dealers, placement, traffic and the bottom line is really all that counts. 

Who here currently or in the past owns a game store or company? 

The opinions that I'm stating I hope are representative of those stores and manufactures that count the StrategiCon events as part of their yearly income. 

I'm sure you know that some of our dealers are not hobby businesses, but have you considered that this is how they put food on the table, pay their rent, 

or maybe the difference between going on a family vacation or not this year? 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robyn Nixon" <dragonladytoo at trackrecords.net> 
To: deptheads at strategicon.net 
Sent: Monday, May 3, 2010 8:33:29 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific 
Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Dealer Room Update 

Additional security was also discussed: 

    1. The air wall is only goes to the Video game room. 
    2. The Video Game room is Staffed at all times it is open (there is too much expensive electronic equipment to leave it un guarded). 
    3. The Video game room will be locked at any time that it is un-staffed (participants MUST leave the room if Staff need to leave due to breaks, whether restroom or food). 
    4. Therefore there is either a locked door or actual person based security on the air wall side., meaning it is probably the most secure room at the convention. 

On 5/3/10 8:26 PM, "Tim" < tim at stugiii.com > wrote: 

This is where the dealer's room was last Gamex. The airwall door was blocked by the Warhouse's rack, effectively preventing it from being opened from the computer room side. The racks hide it preventing it from being opened from the dealer's room side. Demo's and dealer dollar payouts will be right in front of the dealer's room door, which should facilitate their prompt spending. 

What is the problem with the dealer's room being where it is? 

Tim 

stevenong at comcast.net wrote: 

Dealer Room Status: 

1) I’ve emailed dealer room contracts and room layout to the list Janice gave me plus three others. I have interest from two of the three new vendors 

(1 manufacturer and 1 store). 

Hotel Confirmation: 

1) Hermosa, Malibu and Laguna meeting rooms are 33 feet by 49 feet each, combined room size is 99 feet by 49feet. 

2) The Airwall Door between Malibu and Redondo does not lock. 

Opinion: 

a) I believe the new position of the dealers room is not equivalent to the placement at the Radisson, and will directly effect sales. 

b) If sales drop, dealers will be less inclined to make deals or be generous to our guest and staff. 

c) If sales drop, dealers will evaluate whether or not participation is profitable enough to justify the work. 

(Conquest in Northern California moved to another city and put the dealer room off to one side of the hotel, several dealers including my company decided not participate in the convention) 

d) I suggest that as much signage as possible be produced to offset this possible problem. 

e) I was not consulted on the room move so if anyone ask about the airwall door that doesn’t lock, I will give the following statement. 

“The airwall door doesn’t lock, this was brought to the attention of the owners and staff. They have decided that it’s an acceptable risk.” 

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